Director, Global Events

Drug Hunter; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision & 

Disability insurance

Parental leave (up to 12 weeks)

401(k) with company match

Home office stipend for fully remote

Learning and development support

Generous vacation & leave policies

Job summary

Drug Hunter in London is seeking a senior events leader to own end-to-end event programs, from symposia and mixers to scientific conferences, across in-person and digital formats. You will manage attendee journeys in HubSpot, drive registration, communications, and follow-up, and partner with Sales to optimise invitations and attendance while maintaining budget discipline.

The role requires 10+ years in event or related fields, strong project management and cross-functional collaboration, budget

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in event management or related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex in-person and digital event programs.
• Exceptional organization, project management, and attention to detail.
• Strong customer-service orientation with a high bar for attendee and speaker experience.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, sponsorships, and event logistics.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to partner effectively with Sales and technical teams.
• Experience with HubSpot or a comparable CRM/marketing automation platform.
• Life sciences, biotech, pharma, or scientific event experience strongly preferred.
• Comfortable traveling for Drug Hunter-hosted symposia and mixers (~30% domestic & international).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of Drug Hunter-hosted symposia, mixers, and dinners.
• Manage the full attendee journey, including registration, communications, vendors, logistics, on-site experience, and organizing follow-up needed.
• Partner with Sales to operationalize invite and attendance strategies while ensuring a high-quality customer experience.
• Own event budgets, vendor management, and execution against established event plans.
• Coordinate Sales and Science team attendance at 40+ scientific conferences annually, including registration, internal coordination, and supporting marketing actions.
• Manage Drug Hunter sponsorships, including attendance planning, registrations, sponsor deliverables, promotional coordination, and event readiness.
• Work with Sales team admin to support Sales team site visits revolving around events, sponsorships, conferences, etc.
• Oversee logistics for Drug Hunter’s digital Flash Talk series, including speaker coordination, scheduling, communications, and platform readiness.
• Ensure registration, attendance, and follow-up activity are integrated into HubSpot.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to improve follow-up workflows and the overall attendee experience.
• Maintain the annual event calendar and ensure key activities, deadlines, and ownership are clearly documented.
• Ensure events and attendee activity are consistently tracked in HubSpot.
• Build and maintain SOPs, templates, and repeatable processes that support consistent execution across the event portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and the customer experience.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Vendor management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer service

Travel flexibility

Sales collaboration

Conference coordination

CRM familiarity

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Drug Hunter is a B2B scientific intelligence platform for biotech/pharma R&D scientists that empowers them to discover the medicines of the future. We serve most of the top global biotech & pharma companies including Dow 30 and S&P500 companies. We're a mission-driven, product-focused company backed by top-tier investors and trusted by the world's leading R&D organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Hosted Events & Customer Experience

• Lead end-to-end execution of Drug Hunter-hosted symposia, mixers, and dinners.
• Manage the full attendee journey, including registration, communications, vendors, logistics, on-site experience, and organizing follow-up needed.
• Partner with Sales to operationalize invite and attendance strategies while ensuring a high-quality customer experience.
• Own event budgets, vendor management, and execution against established event plans.

Conferences, Sponsorships & Sales Event Support

• Coordinate Sales and Science team attendance at 40+ scientific conferences annually, including registration, internal coordination, and supporting marketing actions (note no exhibits/booths currently planned).
• Manage Drug Hunter sponsorships, including attendance planning, registrations, sponsor deliverables, promotional coordination, and event readiness.
• Work with Sales team admin to support Sales team site visits revolving around events, sponsorships, conferences, etc.

Flash Talk Digital Series

• Oversee logistics for Drug Hunter’s digital Flash Talk series, including speaker coordination, scheduling, communications, and platform readiness.
• Ensure registration, attendance, and follow-up activity are integrated into HubSpot.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to improve follow-up workflows and the overall attendee experience.

Event Operations & SOPs

• Maintain the annual event calendar and ensure key activities, deadlines, and ownership are clearly documented.
• Ensure events and attendee activity are consistently tracked in HubSpot.
• Build and maintain SOPs, templates, and repeatable processes that support consistent execution across the event portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and the customer experience.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in event management, field marketing, experiential marketing, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex in-person and digital event programs.
• Exceptional organization, project management, and attention to detail.
• Strong customer-service orientation with a high bar for attendee and speaker experience.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, sponsorships, and event logistics.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to partner effectively with Sales and technical or scientific teams.
• Experience with HubSpot or a comparable CRM/marketing automation platform.
• Life sciences, biotech, pharma, or scientific event experience strongly preferred.
• Comfortable traveling for Drug Hunter-hosted symposia and mixers (~30% domestic & international)

Benefits

Drug Hunter provides industry-leading benefits, including the following:

• Competitive salary, variable compensation, and equity
• Broad range of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees and their dependents, including generous coverage for a platinum PPO healthcare plan
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• Cancer and critical illness coverage
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 1 yr tenure) and childcare FSA plan
• 401(k) + employer match (3-5%)
• Home office set up stipend for fully remote employees
• Learning and development support
• Generous and flexible vacation and leave policies